The Inside Line Podcast - Vital MTB
A mountain biking podcast channel featuring in-depth interviews with world class riders and cycling industry professionals.
Episodes
340 episodes
Bar Width, Mountain of Hell, Gearbox Motors - Vital’s Bikes: Unaffiliated Podcast
Tag along for another decompression conversation, where we chat about the Mountain of Hell mass-start race, Cannondale’s Bad Habit that Jason’s been reviewing, how heavy is too heavy for a trail bike, the subjectiveness of bike setup and what c...
2-Clicks of Rebound The Wrong Way!! - Lenzerheide Recap - B Practice Podcast
Four rounds into the 2026 World Cup season, and three B Practice podcasts have been recorded. What’s new? This episode, we get into what Dak’s been messing with, the struggles he had in Leogang, and the strides he made in Lenzerheide. We also s...
You Asked. They Answered - Specialized Demo 11 Q&A
Specialized’s new Demo 11 downhill bike is a certified rocket ship. You don’t need us to tell you that. Jordan Williams, Loic Bruni, and Finn Iles have proven the platform's abilities over the past three years of development and this year two W...
From Loudenvielle to Leogang - B Practice Podcast Analysis
Loudenvielle came and went, and unfortunately our dude Dak didn't make it in the night show. That's racing. The good news is his setup is trending towards the bullseye. After a week off lapping in Schladming, it's time to get back on the horse ...
Your Mid-Week MTB Decompression - Vital’s ‘bikes: unaffiliated’ Podcast
Join us on an unscripted, unaffiliated podcast journey where we discuss various hot takes from the Loudenvielle DH World Cup, risk vs. reward in DH racing, the Hot Laps event in Washington, how to hit berms better, why Enduro World Cups are dyi...
JORDI CORTES - 17 Questions
See more 17 Questions videos - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLiDwPfY-lhwLORXY7C8mhKi-BtWbmxXO Influencer, internet personality, FOX suspension guru, and Greg Minnaar’s #1 emotional support human, Jordie Cortes rips throug...
Developing A Mountain Bike at 19 - Arid Cycles Founder Ethan Eggert | Vital's Bikes: Unaffiliated Podcast
This week, we had the pleasure of chatting with Ethan Eggert, the founder of Arid Cycles, to discuss how he’s managed to create his own mountain bike in only a few years without any financial help or a traditional background in bike development...
“Every Run Is a Race Run” | Vital's B Practice Podcast - South Korea
Days late, dollars short. That’s how the B Practice Podcast rolls. After a rough first race of the year, followed by some horrendous travel, it took us an extra week to nail down our guy Dak to podcast. We chatted a good bit about his race week...
Let's Get Mental - Bikes: Unaffiliated Ft. Dr. Jason Richardson
Dr. Jason Richardson joins the podcast to chat about his work as a sports psychologist in cycling and how the same tools that benefit professional athletes can benefit every rider, regardless of ability, on and off the bike. We loved this conve...
World Cup DH Press Conference - Bruni, Goldstone, Shaw, Holl, Hemstreet, Seagrave
Virtual press conference recorded on April 21 to discuss the upcoming World Cup Downhill season with Loic Bruni, Jackson Goldstone, Luca Shaw, Vali Holl, Gracey Hemstreet and Tahnee Seagrave.
Freak Bikes Taking Over - Bikes Unaffiliated
Schroeder, Spomer and Lars get back together to discuss big wheels and weird bikes taking over.00:00 Reflections on Sea Otter 202609:59 The Future of Wheel Sizes13:09 What's In and What's Out34:52 Innovations in Mountain Bik...
Dak's Setup Is Getting Out There - Vital's B Practice Podcast
I's been a busy few months since the last podcast—Jason went to New Zealand and Italy, Tanner has been to nearly all 50 states working different shoots and projects, and Dakotah has bounced between Europe and Tennessee as he feverishly tests ev...
Masters World Championships - Matt Thompson and Steve Wentz
Today we talk with Matt Thompson and Steve Wentz who just returned from Masters World Champs downhill in Chile. Matt took the rainbow stripes in the 50-55 Master C2 class and Steve landed a Top 10 in a stacked field of “younger” talent, most im...
More Linear? More Comfortable?? Tech Breakdown & Impressions of RockShox New Zeb Fork
RockShox Zeb fork is all-new for model year 2027. They’ve taken what they learned developing the latest Boxxer, and have applied many of the same technologies and tuning ideologies to their single-crown, gravity fork.Vital editor, Jason...
POST-RACE Pro Downhill Series Rock Creek Interviews - Unc Chats with Luca Cometti
Elite race day at the first event of the 2026 @prodownhillseries was a heater at Ride Rock Creek bike park in North Carolina as downhill mountain bikers put it all...
Pro Downhill Series Rock Creek Track Walk Interviews - Unc Chats with Luca Cometti
Luca Cometti heads to round 1 of the 2026 Pro Downhill Series at Ride Rock Creek, North Carolina. Track walk took place today, and Luca grabbed the pros to find out how they'll approach the weekend following the Tennessee National.Inter...
POST-RACE Pro Interviews - Tennessee National - Unc Chats with Luca Cometti
Watch the interviewsWhat a crazy day of #USDH action at the 2026 Tennessee National at Windrock Bike Park. Austin Dooley took the Pro Men's win by just .004 seconds over Cole Suetos. If they cro...
Grilling the Pros - TN National Unc Chats with Luca Cometti
You can watch these interviews on YouTubeThe first major U.S. downhill mountain bike race of 2026 is underway at Windrock Bike Park. #USDH shredder, Luca Cometti, grills the pros during track wa...
We're Keeping the Name. Bikes Unaffiliated Ep 6
You chimed in and the name of our podcast, Bikes: Unaffiliated will remain. In this episode, Jason Schroeder, Shawn Spomer and Lars Sternberg tackle an assortment of random bike and non-bike subjects like why was our tech forum picking on Dario...
Vital Staffers in Heaven (Queenstown) and Hell (The ER)
Would you rather be riding epic bike parks in Queenstown, downhill trails in Laguna or sitting in the ER because you can't pee? Jason Schroeder, Lars Sternberg and Shawn Spomer reflect on their last couple of weeks in this episode of Bikes Unaf...
17 Questions - Loic Bruni
One of downhilling's finest, Loic Bruni, ain't scared of the dreaded 17!You can watch this interview on Vital MTBQuestions asked0:00 - ...
